Orthodenticle Homeobox OTX1 Promotes Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Progression and Is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker

Table 1

PTC patients’ information.

Variables	Cases (n = 294)	Frequencies
Age (years)
<49	147	50.0
≥49	147	50.0
Sex
Female	220	74.8
Male	74	25.2
Laterality
Left lobe	127	43.2
Right lobe	143	48.6
Bilateral	24	8.2
Tumor diameter (cm)
<1.7	147	50.0
≥1.7	147	50.0
Differentiation grade
Well differentiated	232	78.9
Moderately differentiated	38	12.9
Poorly differentiated	24	8.2
T stage
T1	149	50.7
T2	55	18.7
T3	73	24.8
T4	17	5.8
N stage
N0	238	81.0
N1a	33	11.2
N1b	23	7.8
Surgery
Lobectomy and/or isthmectomy	49	16.7
Subtotal or near total thyroidectomy	10	3.4
Total thyroidectomy	235	79.9
Radiotherapy
Absent	169	57.5
Accepted	125	42.5